Cool lightening shot. One in a million.

Can you provide details as to how you captured this?

I set up my camera on a tripod in the garage, as it was raining very hard, set my shutter speed to 20 seconds and then prey that you get a lightning bots both in your frame and with in that 20 seconds, I took about 40 shots and got 4 with lighting in them.

Sinc, that picture of the tents in the evening in Camrose is AWESOME... I love the effect.

Me and my filters:
Red I Am

Mushrooms in the Laurentians, early August.
http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/LaurentiansOne.jpg

This one is nicely preserved.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/object.JPG

Those are some great images y'all are posting. Like 'em all.

Mountain Gazebo
*
http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_1752.jpg

I concurr... kewl stuff.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/LaurentiansTwo.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/anncar.jpg

I thought I would join in on the fun. :D

Here is a photo from a series that I worked on while I was on holidays this summer. It is at the Deschenes Rapids in Aylmer across the river from Ottawa.


http://www.indzign.com/other_images/deschenes_rapids_01.jpg

^ Nice spot, shame about the graffiti.

Ring my bell...

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_1763_bw.jpg

kps, Very nice! Great atmosphere!

^ Nice spot, shame about the graffiti.

I would say the graffiti is a nice twist to a normal boring scenery shot.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2754476609_1cbd25b954.jpg
Went into the Chicago Apple store to google a local hotdog shop, and took this shot as I was walking out, randomly captured the concierge in a weird pose.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2754477429_d964ebe4d3.jpg
Shoe shining downtown Chicago.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2755307536_edf2303922.jpg
On the 'el' in Chicago.

My aspiration... to be as good as kps one day... yeah dream on... ;)

kps, Very nice! Great atmosphere!

Thanks. Post some more pics.

I would say the graffiti is a nice twist to a normal boring scenery shot.


I was referring to the place itself, not screature's image. I have no issues with the portrayal.

My aspiration... to be as good as kps one day... yeah dream on... ;)

Not much of a dream, Di.;)

Better photographers than me on here, but I'm having fun.

Not much of a dream, Di.;)

Better photographers than me on here, but I'm having fun.

Yeah... me too! I really am just learning with this little "point and shoot", but I like it. Your "Mountain Gazebo" shot really blew me away though... very nice!

My aspiration... to be as good as kps one day... yeah dream on... ;)

Cute.

Panda: See, Hear, Speak No Evil. :clap:

Here is another from the series that I worked on this summer at the Deschenes Rapids. There was an amazing tree root system that had a "creature" coming out of it. It was shot in full sun, but I wanted a more dusk/moonlight feeling that I felt was more appropriate for the character of the "creature". With some work in Lightroom and Photoshop I got the result I was looking for.


http://www.indzign.com/other_images/deschenes_rapids_02.jpg

A black and white conversion from the Deschenes Rapids series.


http://www.indzign.com/other_images/deschenes_rapids_03.jpg

Excellent work, screature. That tree root monster shot is killer.

This is a noisy impressionist snap I took with my cell last night.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/ConnaughtBarnsAug17-08.jpg

Hey Max great shot considering what you had to work with. Very moody! Maybe worth a revisit with your SLR. I know it would be almost impossible to get the scene the same but it is such an interesting shot it might worth seeing what you could pull out from it on another visit.

LOL... I'd try again,screature, but that stubbled cloudscape is what made it and I can't exactly order that stuff up.

But I have no SLR in any case... just an old Nikon 5000 with a wide on it. Looking to upgrade but then again I've been saying that for about two years now. Can't decide and don't want to commit huge dollars either. It's a hobby for me and certain other hobbies that have been with me longer command more of myself and my wallet, if you know what I'm saying.

Here's a shot of the underside of a bridge over one of central Toronto's many linked ravines; I took a bike trip yesterday through several of them. It was an excellent day for such an adventure.... no freakin' rain for once.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/RavineBridgeAug16-08.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/close_files/coinmacro.jpg

Yowza.

Doug, that be good work. Over the top for some, maybe - but not for me.

I know what you are saying Max as far as ordering up the sky, just thought maybe it would be worth another visit just to see what you might get. Anyway it is still an interesting shot. Nice graffiti shot on the underpass as well.

You're right, of course; alas, my camera is pretty noisy... night shots are not its forté. Another reason I'm seeking to upgrade. Thanks for the comments!

Here's a shot of Lac Laurel, in the Laurentians, from a little over a week ago.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/LacLaurel.jpg

Nice images y'all...!!

One of my oldies got the photoshop treatment. Scanned from a Tungsten Ectachrome transparency.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/chopper.jpg

Niiiiiiiice, kps. Very nice indeed.

Thanks Max, the photo lab that scanned my slides didn't clean them properly (like they were supposed to) and consequently the digital files have lots of dust on them. Cleaning them up would take a long time, so I'm experimenting with some texture layers...so, if there's gonna be dirt...let there be dirt.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/big_apple.jpg

These were pictures taken with an old fully manual Nikon FM SLR (not by me, my ex)... they were impossibly noisy, so I photoshopped them. In all fairness they were taken on film and transferred to a CD... the place did a crumby job of it on top of it all.

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/Vivid.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/Apparition.jpg

Doug: nice. Love the second shot especially. I like how you broke it down. Contemporary pop art - kewl.

Here is some cold water to throw on this thread. I was sorting through wintry stuff for a set we're designing and came upon some shivery-bleak vistas.

Winter in the COTU, a few years back. Enjoy! LOL

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/PortTrungeFeb1006-25.jpg

Thanks Max. Just getting my jollies as it were. Been ages since I've touched my Nikon... gotta change that.

I didn't take the following shot - a friend of mine did about ten days ago in Cuba. The image they e-mailed to me was horribly dark, murky and noisy, so I improved it as best I could, and cropped it quite a bit. The lizard is an Anolis Allisoni.

Doug, nice to see you post again. The architectural shot is great. The solitary figure makes it.

Max, you sent a chill through me. Nice use of negative space, it works.

Thanks, Kps - and agreed, it's good to see Doug back.

Ghost homes near Castle Frank & the Rosedale Valley, COTU.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/GhostHomesAug16-08.jpg

Another good one Max. I always wonder who or what is "sitting" on such properties and what monstrosity will replace them.

Trucker's View:

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_pcd0018.jpg

What the heck...one more.

The camera platform for the above image, my '89 KW and Utility trailer:

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_pcd0026.jpg

Thanks Max & kps. :)

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/news.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/woven.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/rodin.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/poppy2.jpg

What the heck...one more.

The camera platform for the above image, my '89 KW and Utility trailer:

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_pcd0026.jpg


Heck, you are making me nostalgic.
I quit the road in April 2002, sold the 1994 ' Freightshaker' and Reefer.

Will have to go through my old pics and ATTEMPT to become more 'creative' over the winter!

In meantime, I do have some truckee/trucker pics on Webshots!

The OPEN Road ~Slices of Life on the road from Aussie/Canadian perspective

Webshots-Grand Opening Special: Enter code SAVE25 at checkout and save 25% on your order! (http://rides.webshots.com/album/556740424fLSeVf)


Cheers

Did someone throw an iPhone into Victoria Inner Harbour?

TD, I for one still appreciate B&W photography.

Captures the takers intent, without the interference of "oooo, nice colours".

Heck, you are making me nostalgic.
I quit the road in April 2002, sold the 1994 ' Freightshaker' and Reefer.

I hope not too nostalgic. I packed it in early '96...I feel so bad for the independents today, I don't know how they survive with the fuel costs being what they are. The reefer was a '91, but even then I couldn't afford a new unit. That's a '85 ThermoKing on that wagon.

Will have to go through my old pics and ATTEMPT to become more 'creative' over the winter!

Yes, do so and post.:)

I hope not too nostalgic. I packed it in early '96...I feel so bad for the independents today, I don't know how they survive with the fuel costs being what they are. The reefer was a '91, but even then I couldn't afford a new unit. That's a '85 ThermoKing on that wagon.


Yes, do so and post.:)

G'day :-)

No not too nostalgic.
Replaced my rig ( 94 Freightliner/89 American Reefer) with a sturdy, fast 1981 Catalina 38 sailboat I bought in 2001 some nine months before quit the big road!.


Do miss at times the 1450 RPM rumble of the big Cat on a moonlit night on a deserted highway ...
However, the roads are less deserted and yes... as an ex independent running on my own authority I don't know how they are surviving with todays energy costs.!

And despite what the average shopper thinks, produce for example is still CHEAP!

I will try to more creative over the winter... right now the call of the sea is too great!

Cheers

G'day :-)

And despite what the average shopper thinks, produce for example is still CHEAP!


You got that right!

In 1995 the average was $3400-$3600 USD for a load of lettuce from Salinas to Toronto, apples were $2.75 USD per 48lbs box from Wenatchee. I doubt the rates went to $7000 and $7.00 respectively, which is what you'd need today with fuel being what it is. Not to mention capital costs and maintenance.

Anyway, enough of that. Time for a pic.

Blowing the doors off of a "pumpkin" truck and my fuel milage.:D

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_pcd0078.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/columns.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/pillars.jpg

Very nice b&w's The Doug.

Very nice b&w's The Doug.

+1

Are those film or digital conversions?

Wow! Really nice architectural photos The Doug. I especially like the shadows in the second one, great shots!

Here are a few:

Thanks! I've always had a thing for B&W, since the early '80s when I did tons of B&W film shooting & subsequent darkroom work. Those were the days.

kps - they're digital images. Nikon D50 RAW files processed with Nikon Capture NX. I took the architectural shots a while back and totally forgot about them; I only remembered them yesterday while browsing my RAW files. Gonna get out and do more this week...

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/bw.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/DSCN2444.jpg

Thanks! I've always had a thing for B&W, since the early '80s when I did tons of B&W film shooting & subsequent darkroom work. Those were the days.

kps - they're digital images. Nikon D50 RAW files processed with Nikon Capture NX. I took the architectural shots a while back and totally forgot about them; I only remembered them yesterday while browsing my RAW files. Gonna get out and do more this week...

Thanks Doug, good conversions, BTW.

I'm thinking of selling all my b&w darkroom equipment. I have a feeling I'll never use it again.:(

SINC, good job on the second image.

Here's one from today, made to look like old Tri-X pushed to 800. ;)

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_2306.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7373/ridepicnw0.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/trio.jpg

here is one I took on the weekend as we had a crazy storm, it is my first photo of lightning ever I was so (and am still) very excited!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2752792423_aa21908f4f.jpg?v=0

awesome pic Trevor! I've wanted to snap one of these, but the last time we had a storm, I was a putz and didn't set anything up.

This must be on your desktop? it's perfect if your sidebar is to the right :)

Wow this is a long thread, nice work folks.

Here are a couple of oldies.

http://www.kevinomura.com/japan/japan2.jpg

From the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, it was just one of those lucky moments where the lighting was just right.

http://www.kevinomura.com/japan/japan3.jpg

I was shooting there for two days, on day two the lighting was totally different and I was never able to get the same type of shots.

http://www.kevinomura.com/firefolio/fire1.jpg

and what I typically work on these days.

Kevin

Wow Niteshooter, those Tokyo fish market shots are awsome! :clap:

Hey The Doug, you ever try making that overhead mall (?) shot into a B&W? It looks like it would really lend itself to that. Nice composition.

Nice work niteshooter, welcome to the coolest thread on ehMac. Based on your nic, I gather you do a lot of low light shooting?

Doug, I recall you doing quite a bit of night stuff yourself.

Here's an oldie of a hotel entrance:

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_pcd0080.jpg

Haven't taken any nighttime shots in ages. This one is from October 2004.

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/night_files/library.jpg

Wicked! I'd say that's about as perfect an exposure as you can get. Nice tonality and plenty of detail.

Nice work KPS and good catch on the handle. Yes I do a lot of my photography at night or did until recently mainly because that was the best chance for spot news in the city as it was a time span when lots of things were going on and it wasn't covered by staff photographers.

But you can only shoot so many fires, car crashes, shootings, homicides before it wears you down.

I am a sucker for shooting in low light and available light though.

Kevin

Thanks screature! I'm sure things have changed in there now but I was lucky to get some time in the market over the span of two days back in the late 80's. Things get rolling in the wee hours of the morning and are pretty much wrapped up by noon so lighting tended to be touch and go but that one morning the light was beaming down from the skylights and the film and cameras I was working with were able to capture the mood perfectly. I'm not sure that the digital cameras I work with now would have been able to capture that shot....

Kevin

Haven't taken any nighttime shots in ages. This one is from October 2004.

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/night_files/library.jpg

Can't beat B&W, wonderful image.

Kevin

I'm seeing a pattern here. Some lovers of night photography. A passion of mine too. My problem these days is time and money. One of these days I'll go digital!

I thought this link might be of interest to all. A series of photographs taken over London, England at night (http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/hawkes-over-london/). I think they are brilliant.

Yes there does seem to be a rather strange gravitation towards the 'dark' side....

http://www.kevinomura.com/newfoundland/cabottower.jpg

This one's for Dr G.....

Kevin

Although there are times when things get a little strange around here...

http://www.kevinomura.com/newfoundland/guys.jpg

Kevin

Great capture on the top one!

As for the second, which panoramic is that?

Hi kps, that would be a Linhoff Technorama. it shoots a 6x17 negative or positive on 120/220 film. Before going to the 'dark' side I used to do a lot of landscape with it. Still one of the finest cameras for this type of photography.

I did try my hand at a Korona banquet camera which is a 7x17 sheet film camera but getting the film processed is now a lot more difficult. It was great when we had roll transport film processors at work but they are no long gone and I can only think of one place in the city that might be able to process the film.

The Linhoff doesn't have that problem yet.....

Kevin

That night shot of the library was taken with my Panasonic Lumix LC-70, a little point & shoot with lovely Leica optics. Great camera; I intend to keep it.

Two more overprocessed pop-art (thanks Max!) shots taken in MTL.

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/parking.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/night%20city.jpg

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/night%20city.jpg

Wow!!! :clap:

DougL you're welcome - and kee-razy last couple of images.

Great stuff in this thread lately, really. Makes me want to get busy with the camera but I've been sidelined with other stuff this weekend. Will try and crank out something new soon - the inspiration in this thread is too great to ignore.

Cool pix thedoug.

If you get your hands on some Infrared filters your digital camera can do some interesting things....

http://www.kevinomura.com/dump/irhouse.jpg

I was just hand holding an IR 'black' filter in front of an old Canon G2.

Kevin

A few pics from a recent shoot with one of the bikers in town (Was planning to shoot my new bike as well, but unfortunately I have not been able to ride in nearly two months due to an injury).

Shot with my LensBaby v2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/2774437031_059bf07f66.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/2775290230_eacb9a8580.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2775290794_2734d76766.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/2775290666_bf7c118514.jpg

If you get your hands on some Infrared filters your digital camera can do some interesting things....

Yep - I've done a bit of infrared stuff (pic below), but I always convert to B&W and swap the red & blue colour channels in post-processing as I love what it does to the subject matter. But hmm... maybe next time I'll play around with colour...

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/invisible_files/old%20fountain.jpg

MacDaddy, I like that Lensbaby bike shot. Another neat perspective with that lens would be from the seat looking at the bars and displays with the oncoming road out of focus.

Would love a Lensbaby for my Nikon.

Yeah, Have not done much with it yet, but I should do more for sure. Mebbe I will do that shot when my finger is all healed up and I can ride again!!

Another shot from a COTU ravine.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/RavineTripAug16-08-86.jpg

A weekend trip to Ottawa with a quick visit to Hull.

well thanks for the kind words.

I just got back from my first ever trip to Niagara Falls OMG what a great place could have taken shots all day every day. Here is one I took my first night there, this is looking out my hotel window.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2796720892_a45753c446.jpg?v=0

Here is another lighting photo, we have had lots of it as of late...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/2777586131_0ca18b8dbd.jpg?v=0

and well I have been having some fun with leaving my shutter open, and well I did this...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/2774088645_1a2d2e5ee7.jpg?v=0

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/rails.psd

Nice shot SYNC, I really like the perspective on that one!

MrJimmy,

Nice comps, I like'em.

My "Karsh"...

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_c.jpg

Nicely done KPS. I have a mint condition copy of the Yousuf Karsh book and this is close to fitting in (could use some background material to provide context but the lighting and pose are spot on). A friend of mine (a member here on ehMac) has family captured in the book.

Macified,

That's a cool story. Not everyone can say they've been photographed by the likes of Karsh, never mind ending up in a book.

Glad you like the portrait, but I'm not sure what you mean by "could use some background material to provide context"...

Nice pix KPS, got the moment.

K

and speaking of photographers... can anyone figure out who they are?

http://www.kevinomura.com/dump/thehug.jpg

http://www.kevinomura.com/dump/photo1.jpg

Hint #1, one is Canadian
Hint #2, one is French
Hint #3, one is American
Hint #4, two work with a technique known as Mordançage.

Macified,

That's a cool story. Not everyone can say they've been photographed by the likes of Karsh, never mind ending up in a book.

Glad you like the portrait, but I'm not sure what you mean by "could use some background material to provide context"...

Mostly just something to tell us who the subject is. I found that Karsh used a solid background for subjects who were very well known (no context required). Portraits of lesser known subjects tended to have some level of background. Like a shadowed book shelf to indicate a literary personality.

Not a nock on the photo at all.

MrJimmy,

Nice comps, I like'em.

Thanks Kps. Comps?

Like the lighting in your Karsh-esque portrait. It brings out just the right amount of detail. Also, the lack of backlighting gives it a sense of intimacy.

and speaking of photographers... can anyone figure out who they are?

I googled "Mordançage" and could take a guess, but that wouldn't be fair.

The soccer goalie is very familiar, but I can't put a name with the face.

Mostly just something to tell us who the subject is. I found that Karsh used a solid background for subjects who were very well known (no context required). Portraits of lesser known subjects tended to have some level of background. Like a shadowed book shelf to indicate a literary personality.

Not a nock on the photo at all.

No worries. It happens to be my brother-in-law and it was a casual portrait I snapped while we were talking in a beautiful 70's décored basement recroom complete with wood paneled walls and filled with personal memorabilia.:lmao:

Lighting is ambient and an "on camera" SB800 with a modifier.

Thanks Kps. Comps?

Like the lighting in your Karsh-esque portrait. It brings out just the right amount of detail. Also, the lack of backlighting gives it a sense of intimacy.

Comps=compositions.

Thanks. As I mentioned to Macified, the background had to go.

Beautiful fall colours when out for my morning walk today:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/DSCN2483.JPG

Great colors, Sinc. Is this early? We are still picking flowers from the garden and bringing them inside. No sign of leaves changing colors yet here in St.John's.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v335/26/97/801490087/n801490087_4165288_6314.jpg

This one was a mistake. Forgot to turn the flash off.

Fundy National Park, Point Wolfe.

Maybe, but that is one spooky image.

Well done, in absentia. ;)

Sunset last night, Elk Island National Park.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/ei4.jpg

Here is one I took this weekend in the rivervalley. Other sizes on my flickr site

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2898282075_147328f8e9_b.jpg

Early autumn, Northumberland Hills.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/CrammySep20-1-08.jpg

Took in Budapest Still in service NJ
With a Contax G2 w 21mm lens Yup 35 mill
Oh and I had to sit my cam it bird **** cause it didnt have a tripod
Iknow I know more of a location shot then a comp shot still i like it

http://www.ikasu.ca/page49/files/Budapest.jpg

Alberta walking trail . . .

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/ei6.jpg

just some great stuff posted here, well done everyone!

Roadside wetlands in the Haliburton Highlands region...

http://www.schiedel-webb.com/photos/wetlands.jpg

Very nice image, Macified. Lovely muted colours in that capture and nicely processed.

Macified - HDR?

Nice photos i am seeing here everyne

Macified - HDR?

Yes. HDR using qtpfsgui (great name eh?). Tone mapped using two different algorithms and then stacked in Photoshop. Stacked photos then processed for a grittier look.

Up in the rafters at a studio in Filmport, a few weeks back.

http://idisk.mac.com/maxman23/Public/OffCameraMini.jpg

"The Local" is all dressed up for Halloween:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/lbs.jpg

Max, love the vantage point and angle.

SINC, you need to trim your mustache. :D

Something new and something old:

1. The something old is a pic I took in the early 70's in what is now "Liberty Village" in Toronto. It wasn't the hip trendy area it is now. LOL

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/trashed.jpg

2. Dragon boats stored for the winter. Portlands area, taken Feb of this year.

http://www.ikarl.com/pics/kps_0065.jpg

Hey Folks, need some advice from some Canon users out there.

I'm looking for something better than my 350D for low light situations.

I've seen some Canon 5D's and some Canon 20/30D's on craigslist. Anyone have any preferences over a full frame 5D as opposed to the 20/30D series when it comes to handling low light. I know both support ISO 3200 and I would be using my 50mm f/1.8 with whatever I get.

Any thoughts?

PS. I'm not switching to Nikon as I have too much invested in Canon gear.

6242
Pentax *istDS2 (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/istds2.html) body with Sigma 70/300 lens (http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3303&navigator=3)

Sometimes characters trump technique... :)

One of my Paphiopedilums (ladyslipper orchid) is in bloom at the moment. This is a fair-sized flower - about four inches from the tip of the dorsal petal, to the bottom of the pouch.

http://web.mac.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/orchids_files/paphiopedilum%20hybrid%204.jpg

Nice shot Doug. I have tried to grow orchids from time to time, but with little success. While they are exotic and beautiful, they are so finicky to grow and require much attention. I admire those people who can do so.

Hey Folks, need some advice from some Canon users out there.

I'm looking for something better than my 350D for low light situations.

I've seen some Canon 5D's and some Canon 20/30D's on craigslist. Anyone have any preferences over a full frame 5D as opposed to the 20/30D series when it comes to handling low light. I know both support ISO 3200 and I would be using my 50mm f/1.8 with whatever I get.

Any thoughts?

PS. I'm not switching to Nikon as I have too much invested in Canon gear.

Yes, high ISOs are the next frontier... There are plenty of examples on the web. Start with dpreview. Rule of thumb: bigger individual pixels = better sensitivity/less distorsion; so the 40D actually performs better than the 50D at high sensitivity. The 5Dmk2 is the bee's knees but I suspect it's over budget for most of us... I would look for a high ISO comparison between old 5D, 450 and 40...

Hey Folks, need some advice from some Canon users out there.

I'm looking for something better than my 350D for low light situations.

I've seen some Canon 5D's and some Canon 20/30D's on craigslist. Anyone have any preferences over a full frame 5D as opposed to the 20/30D series when it comes to handling low light. I know both support ISO 3200 and I would be using my 50mm f/1.8 with whatever I get.

Any thoughts?

Can you offer a bit more info on what you will be shooting, and under what conditions?

Even the latest, best high ISO cameras which can shoot at 3200 or higher have limitations - especially if you want to print your shots.

I would bet that either the original 5D or a 40D are the best bet with Canon right now, unless you can afford the 5D MKII. Also, while the 50mm 1.8 is awesome, a 1.4 can make quite a difference.

For quick street shooting your existing camera, or a 40D with the 17-55 EF-S 2.8 is a nice setup.

There's nothing quite like a baby's first Christmas stocking for the parents and grandparents:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/1stchristmas.jpg

A classic shot, Sinc. I love the look on his face and his expression of interest.

Love your photo, Sinc. Just reminds me that life is full of contrasts. Did a series on this guy, Charlie. Someone living in the moment.

Wow, Rod Blagojevitch has fallen hard.

Wow, Rod Blagojevitch has fallen hard.

Hilarious!

Here's a shot of my custom built 1949 Meteor club coupe with 24,000 original miles on it. I intend to sell it after owning it for 20 years now.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/custommeteor.jpg

In the few years I have been here I had no idea this thread was here. So here is my first one.

7837

(I'm just starting out so advice is welcome)

I took this picture at the Docks last night. Did a little bit of RAW fine tuning in Aperture 2.

Canon 40D, Sigma 17-70mm, ISO 100, f/10, 30 sec.

[QUOTE=Isight;801641(I'm just starting out so advice is welcome)[/QUOTE]

Think you nailed your subject's very pretty skin tones. When it's this tight, it makes me want to do this, though...see attached.

Thanks for the reply and tip ScanMan.

I came across this in another forum and thought some might find it useful. It's a down-load-able Photoshop file that allows you to illustrate your studio lighting set-ups and save or share them.

Kevin Kertz | Commercial Photographer | Denver, Colorado (http://www.KevinKertz.com)

At the bottom centre of the Home page is a link to down load a lighting set up file. The zipped file is about 550 KB and once you unzip and open it in PS you will see a back ground, subject and camera. There are multiple layers containing various lights, cameras etc.

Cheers!
Rob

Ok so I downloaded the file and opened it. Not being a studio shooter, how exactly is this useful?

Ok so I downloaded the file and opened it. Not being a studio shooter, how exactly is this useful?

To illustrate your setup, to keep a record of your setup with respect to lighting, subject/object placement etc. I've had that file for a while and see it often on photo sites especially in lighting threads.

Last summer during the fires in the Okanagan, I watched a water bomber skim the lake at Willow Beach in Oosoyoos , B.C., where I was camped in my motor home.

Not many people have an appreciation for the sheer size of these planes, so I waited patiently until they had to take on supplies and got this shot. The smoke and haze were problems, but my digital Canon Pro 90IS did the trick using the full power of the 10x optical zoom.

Note the crew member on the top of the aircraft, just back of the cockpit windows.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/plane.jpg

Cheers

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The description doesn't quite match the photo. Water bomber? USAirways?

To illustrate your setup, to keep a record of your setup with respect to lighting, subject/object placement etc. I've had that file for a while and see it often on photo sites especially in lighting threads.

So mostly to show others how you achieved a certain look? For your own purposes wouldn't you just remember? I mean you would have set it up no?

So mostly to show others how you achieved a certain look? For your own purposes wouldn't you just remember? I mean you would have set it up no?

I guess it would all depend on how long ago the shot was and how many others you have done since. I know I forget how I was able to get some of my shots, and I often am moving my lights around to try different effects, although that file was no help to me as I only have elements and it does not support nested layers :-(

Here are a few shots I just took with my new macro 60mm lens that I bought for my birthday!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3367459625_f56f4a9672.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/3368282240_ae5fe11eee.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3368282964_7a3008a460.jpg?v=0

More on my flickr site, but these are the ones that I have been happiest with, comments are welcome as I know I still have a lot to learn!

The description doesn't quite match the photo. Water bomber? USAirways?

No doubt about this one, baby. Bombs away!

(edit) ugh...oversharpened on the downsample, won't bother reposting)

Here are a few shots I just took with my new macro 60mm lens...

Those are nice! If you haven't found her already, this girl does some of my favourite close up work. Daily Walks | Diane Varner (http://www.dianevarner.com/)

Those are nice! If you haven't found her already, this girl does some of my favourite close up work. Daily Walks | Diane Varner (http://www.dianevarner.com/)

thanks what a link, wow some amazing shots there!!

I guess it would all depend on how long ago the shot was and how many others you have done since. I know I forget how I was able to get some of my shots, and I often am moving my lights around to try different effects, although that file was no help to me as I only have elements and it does not support nested layers :-(


Nice shots Trev.

I don't mean to belabour the point about remembering ones lighting setups, but I used to work many years ago for a photo and video production company. I was the video production manager so while the lighting setups for video weren't as elaborate as they sometimes were for the photo shoots they still required a fair bit of work. Personally I always worked from general principles of lighting and then when something extra was required your instincts and creativity kicked in, if it worked and achieved what I was after I would always remember. Also the same could be said for our photographers.

I also just don't see how something like this little illustration file fits into a work flow, I mean the last thing I want to do when the creative juices are flowing is to break the flow and "take notes" of what I just did. I mean I suppose at the end of a shoot or session, you could always go to the trouble of illustrating what you just did, but it certainly isn't for me. After having downloaded the file, it would only ever serve as an instructional aid for me.

To each their own and if the file is useful to some then that is great.

Nice shots Trev.

I don't mean to belabour the point about remembering ones lighting setups, but I used to work many years ago for a photo and video production company. I was the video production manager so while the lighting setups for video weren't as elaborate as they sometimes were for the photo shoots they still required a fair bit of work. Personally I always worked from general principles of lighting and then when something extra was required your instincts and creativity kicked in, if it worked and achieved what I was after I would always remember. Also the same could be said for our photographers.

I also just don't see how something like this little illustration file fits into a work flow, I mean the last thing I want to do when the creative juices are flowing is to break the flow and "take notes" of what I just did. I mean I suppose at the end of a shoot or session, you could always go to the trouble of illustrating what you just did, but it certainly isn't for me. After having downloaded the file, it would only ever serve as an instructional aid for me.

To each their own and if the file is useful to some then that is great.

Wow I had no idea of your back ground.

I totally agree from what I could see in the file I think it would be a great teaching tool but I don't see my self using it for every day work.

If you haven't found her already, this girl does some of my favourite close up work. Daily Walks | Diane Varner (http://www.dianevarner.com/)

Her other work is beautiful as well. She has a great eye for detail and composition, her photos have a great feeling of intimacy, somehow even with the shots that are basically just still lifes or landscapes, there is (for me) a real feeling of the photographer being very connected to her subject matter.

Nice shots Trev.

I don't mean to belabour the point about remembering ones lighting setups, but I used to work many years ago for a photo and video production company. I was the video production manager so while the lighting setups for video weren't as elaborate as they sometimes were for the photo shoots they still required a fair bit of work. Personally I always worked from general principles of lighting and then when something extra was required your instincts and creativity kicked in, if it worked and achieved what I was after I would always remember. Also the same could be said for our photographers.

I also just don't see how something like this little illustration file fits into a work flow, I mean the last thing I want to do when the creative juices are flowing is to break the flow and "take notes" of what I just did. I mean I suppose at the end of a shoot or session, you could always go to the trouble of illustrating what you just did, but it certainly isn't for me. After having downloaded the file, it would only ever serve as an instructional aid for me.

To each their own and if the file is useful to some then that is great.

I used to work in the photo industry too... mind you it was back in the days before Photoshop and digital backs. I've worked on every thing from major car shoots (with Terry Collier) Terry Collier - Wahooz Stills and Motion (http://www.terrycollier.com/) to food shoots to interiors for Architectural Digest. There were many occasions where I would draw schematics of the shoot labelling the lights, flags and fills for position and distance from subject. Re-shoots are to be avoided if at all possible however, when one occurred it was good to have a plan to re-position every thing quickly. Terry worked with 15 or 20 Speedotron 2400W and 4800w packs and heads. It took a day to set up in the studio - usually a sound stage, a few hours to shoot and a half day to strike.

I just thought this little item might be of some use to folks who shoot in a studio set up whether it's product or portraiture. If you don't think it's beneficial don't bother down loading it.

Cheers!

Sorry Greenman didn't mean to come off as confrontational that wasn't my intent, sorry if I did. I downloaded it because I was curious as to what it was. It wasn't what I was expecting (I thought maybe it was going to be a layered file that actually provided lighting effects via layers ala the lens flare or lighting filters in PS.

So I just wasn't sure what use the file presented. Like I said, for me personally I would only use it for instructional purposes, but if others (yourself included) find it useful, then that is great. Hey, any tool that makes our lives easier is a good thing.

Once again sorry to have come across as confrontational, I just wasn't enthused by it myself, but that is just me and my opinion. Good on ya though for providing the link to a free download for those who have a use for it. :)

A few summers ago, I took this picture of the moon using my 2.1 Megapixel camera through a telescope. At the time, everybody I talked about told me you couldn't do astrophotography using a point and shoot as they all either were using SLRs or DSLRs. To this day, I'm still very proud of the end result and it still astounds me at how good a picture I got using it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/tricorder/Astrophotography/2gibbousmoon1-2small.jpg

it still astounds me at how good a picture I got...

Is that a candy bar wrapper I see?!

Pretty amazing shot. My longest lens doesn't get me near that, consequently all my well-intentioned moon shots are quite lame. Yours is certainly a keeper, and you can't help but let your mind wander when looking at it. Well done.

[QUOTE=Smoothfonzo;803300]A few summers ago, I took this picture of the moon using my 2.1 Megapixel camera through a telescope. At the time, everybody I talked about told me you couldn't do astrophotography using a point and shoot as they all either were using SLRs or DSLRs. To this day, I'm still very proud of the end result and it still astounds me at how good a picture I got using it.

AWESOME! Thanks for showing it to us!

Smoothfonzo, that is one killer shot:clap:. I'm jealous, all my astrophotography has been a washout:(!

It was mainly pure luck. I've learned that, especially with a camera with narrow field, such as mine, you simply can't put the whole moon in the shot. Don't even try. Otherwise, it gets washed out. Instead, focus on a part of the moon so that you get more detail. Knowing that though, I see some moon shots using DSLRs that aren't nearly as good, which makes this even more impressive that it was done using a point and shoot camera.

Sorry Greenman didn't mean to come off as confrontational that wasn't my intent, sorry if I did. I downloaded it because I was curious as to what it was. It wasn't what I was expecting (I thought maybe it was going to be a layered file that actually provided lighting effects via layers ala the lens flare or lighting filters in PS.

So I just wasn't sure what use the file presented. Like I said, for me personally I would only use it for instructional purposes, but if others (yourself included) find it useful, then that is great. Hey, any tool that makes our lives easier is a good thing.

Once again sorry to have come across as confrontational, I just wasn't enthused by it myself, but that is just me and my opinion. Good on ya though for providing the link to a free download for those who have a use for it. :)

No offence taken Screature... I just wanted to further explain where I'm coming from and how it might be used in a studio situation.

Cheers!

It's spring, and they're baaaaccckkk! After the winter respite, it's no longer safe to put out the green bin, unguarded. The shot's from late spring last year, and this guy knows he's come to the WRONG place looking for grubs. 200mm from 20ft.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9080/alleyj.jpg
Forgot to snag the thumbnail address for this one. Click for the full size.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4919/college.th.jpg (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=college.jpg)

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2594/lakeshore.th.jpg (http://img105.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lakeshore.jpg)

I'm always surprised how much "nature" still survives in downtown T.O. From behind the Ontario Science Centre this afternoon. 1/250 / f8/ISO 200/27mm DX.

It's spring, and they're baaaaccckkk! After the winter respite, it's no longer safe to put out the green bin, unguarded. The shot's from late spring last year, and this guy knows he's come to the WRONG place looking for grubs. 200mm from 20ft.


Oh no, please don't hurt my mummy!

Oh no, please don't hurt my mummy!

Boy, those are little ones – so curious and unafraid. Great shot.

A couple of months from now babies like these will be gathering on my garage roof, waiting for their Mom's guided tour of our 2nd floor windows. One window is right at our bathroom, so it's always alarming to stumble in there in the middle of the night and have that immediate feeling that you're being stared at (like in your shot), while you're occupied.

If they weren't so cute...

Here is a photo from the weekend.

Nice work MacPhoto, interesting MU+hair. --How about a little background on that shoot?

Currently on a run through southern Utah, these at Zion National Park:

snapped this shot a few years ago. only editing in PS was to erase some sensor dust. colours are 100% original. couldn't believe my luck that day.

snapped this shot a few years ago. only editing in PS was to erase some sensor dust. colours are 100% original. couldn't believe my luck that day.

wow that is great! And no flair off the sun either that is hard to get but I guess the tree's helped.

Currently on a run through southern Utah, these at Zion National Park:

Hey SINC say Hi to Zion for me!! I love that place. My Dad was stationed at Hill Airforce Base as a diplomatic posting (NORAD/NATO installation), so we lived in Utah for 3 years in the late 60's.

We travelled around a lot when we were there and Zion was one place I remember very vividly (probably partly because I almost fell off one of the mountain trails to my death, but that is another story), so your pics take me back.

Hope to return someday, I would love to see that part of the world again, it is beautiful.

Caught this fella taking a break from the daily grind...

http://www.schiedel-webb.com/photos/reading.jpg

ha ha ha Macified good one

saw this pic on TMZ.com (yes..i check it out occasionally), but check out this photo:

http://www.astrosurf.com/legault/atlantis_hst_transit.html

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/3534611426_8d1085726c.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/3534568120_81a683760c.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/3533769759_938ab7e800.jpg?v=0

Geez, Jason H looks more like the prairies than the GTO. :eek: Nice shots though, spring is certainly here.

Geez, Jason H looks more like the prairies than the GTO. :eek: Nice shots though, spring is certainly here.

Haha, Thanks

Its actually just across the River in West Carleton... the furthest west part of the city of Ottawa.

OK... seems this thread was found... :) So I'm a lousy searcher... ;)

KC - is that the Calgary Zoo?

Yup... :D

5:15 somewhere.

Nice!

Was that shot taken on the walkway between the two towers? Interesting (but not surprising) to see the protective wiring - when I was there in 1982 (or so) it was wide open.

Here's a pic scanned from my old B&W negs. - I think I posted this shot in this thread ages ago.

Damn!

Your shot is the way I wish it still was. Now, you're basically encased like a bird in a cage. All the time I imagined what it must have been like centuries ago scurrying about up there, at the highest point in a cluttered little town.

BTW, the bell rang while we were up there, and I nearly filled my pants.

I didn't hear a bell when I was there, but I saw one of them (the Emmanuel, I think). Absolutely huge, as are the structural timbers supporting it - I think the timbers impressed me more than the bell itself, I just wasn't expecting to see them. Yes it is a pity that they've enclosed the walkway, but that's the way of the world now I guess. I recall when I visited it was cold, overcast, and really windy - the walkway definitely wasn't for the faint of heart that day. Very exposed, very high up, just a stone railing between you and...

Bong!!!

5:15 somewhere.

i just got back from paris a month ago! and i was at notre dame so it's really cool that i recognize that!

since we're on the topic of paris.....9165

since we're on the topic of paris.....

What's that thing?:lmao:

Okay here is my Paris (Hotel in Las Vegas) photo:

http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/85195/ehmac/ParisHotel.jpg

Trevor, looks like the real deal to me. Just clone off the restaurant sign and you'll have enjoyed two trips in one!

And staying on theme...

^ Amazing shot

^ Amazing shot

Merci.

Hey guys, I came across this photo. Is it just a quirk of nature or is it photoshopped?

9224

Looks photoshopped and not a very good or convincing job.

Trevor, looks like the real deal to me. Just clone off the restaurant sign and you'll have enjoyed two trips in one!

And staying on theme...

Beauty! :clap:

Hey guys, I came across this photo. Is it just a quirk of nature or is it photoshopped?

9224

It's a Goatse, lol!

It's a Goatse, lol!

a goatse? I actually had to google this term (Wiki). Only in your ah dirty mind would you
be able to imagine this. I surely had no intention of it. I just thought it was an interesting picture and merely inquired whether or not it was photoshopped. I'm sorry that I prompted your ah.. dirty mind to kick into overdrive. :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2765372187_a0bd8a0bcd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/astuteobserver/2765372187)

Title: Un œuf or Dark Side of the Egg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/custer tree.jpg

Nothing lurid here...just charming B&Ws. Makes you think a bit about the poor girl and how the whole fabricated, living icon thing, would soon do her in.

Marilyn Monroe's Day in the Park
August 1950: A 24-year-old Marilyn, wearing a simple button-down shirt monogrammed with her initials, leans against a tree in Los Angeles' Griffith Park for LIFE photographer Ed Clark. The negatives for these photos were recently discovered during our ongoing effort to digitize LIFE's immense and storied photo archive, including outtakes and entire shoots that never saw the light of day. Click through to see more stunning shots of Marilyn, plus the reason why they may never have been published...

Marilyn Monroe - MARILYN: Never-Published Photos - LIFE (http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/27412)

Two black and whites from a recent road trip (cottage and back). Any suggestions for getting a better black and white conversion.

http://www.schiedel-webb.com/photos/bw1.jpg


http://www.schiedel-webb.com/photos/bw2.jpg

Any suggestions for getting a better black and white conversion.

Do you use Photoshop?

Do you use Photoshop?

I have Photoshop. These were done by making adjustments in iPhoto (not just using the effect).

I don't know enough Photoshop to have a good process. I can do them in Photoshop but would just be using the same process as I did in iPhoto.

I have Photoshop. These were done by making adjustments in iPhoto (not just using the effect).

Sorry, I have very limited experience with iPhoto. In Photoshop, I usually play around with the sliders in the Image/Adjustments/Black&White (attached).

For a brighter sky, pull back on the blue. For contrast in your trees, maybe pull back on the yellow and boost the magentas.

Play around till you've got something happening that you like, and then do your curves.

But you know what...I'm probably the wrong person to be giving you tips here, and perhaps an iPhoto expert should step in.

Unfortunately, I'm still on CS2. No Image>Adjustments>Black & White panel for me.

I usually adjust the exposure and white balance.
Bump up the contrast a bit
Desaturate
Adjust
Sharpen some

I did like the processing in LightRoom 2 but haven't jumped on purchasing since the beta expired.

I did like the processing in LightRoom 2 but haven't jumped on purchasing since the beta expired.

Ahh...that's where I usually make my B&W move these days. The LR conversion is nicely integrated. Play around to my heart's content...non-destructive...if it's turning into a decent monochrome, then I export it to PS.

The saturation/contrast adjustments in iPhoto sounds like a plan, but I believe that to get better conversions, you're going to have to get some SW that lets you play with the individual tones.

Might be time to bite the bullet.

I have Photoshop. These were done by making adjustments in iPhoto (not just using the effect).

I don't know enough Photoshop to have a good process. I can do them in Photoshop but would just be using the same process as I did in iPhoto.

In Photoshop, create a "levels" layer. This will allow you to adjust the balance between black and white in your photos. Remember "polar-opposites" work best - high contast will help your b/w photos "pop".

What I think are most important is B&W are sharpness and contrast. For better contrast control, change the saturation for the different colours ( I use Aperture. I'm not sure if this is possible in iPhoto )

Play around with those until you get something you like.

Another one:"
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/407537506_2713f6ac61.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/astuteobserver/407537506/)

Two black and whites from a recent road trip (cottage and back). Any suggestions for getting a better black and white conversion.


Here's another, older technique that works with CS2:

1/ duplicate background

2/ choose Layer--> Adjustment Layer-->Channel Mixer

In Channel Mixer -- click the monochrome check box and play around with the sliders. As an example, slide red and green up 150+ slide blue way down. Gives you that Ansel Adams look. ;-)

3/ Follow up with Layers-->Adjustment Layer-->Curves to increase contrast.

4/ Any other Adjustment Layer or Filter, action, etc.

Experiment.

Nothing lurid here...just charming B&Ws. Makes you think a bit about the poor girl and how the whole fabricated, living icon thing, would soon do her in.


Interesting images, thanks for the link.

http://web.me.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/angel.jpg

The Doug,

I've been back to this shot a few times now... interesting how much energy is coming out of such a static (bust-like) image. It's quite compelling.

Care to offer a sentence on the origin or technique?

Thanks. It's a severe crop from one of the images I took with my trusty old Panasonic FZ20 in 2005 of a cenotaph in Westmount Qc. One uncropped shot, different angle, is on my iWeb page.

Technique... well, I didn't really keep track of my post-processing - I used Nikon Capture NX and GraphicConverterX to monkey around with levels, change to B&W / mild sepia, and I experimented with a number of different filters. Started out as a bit of a lark but I'm fairly pleased with the end result.

I think it's about time I dragged my Nikon out and went on a photo safari. Been far too long since I've taken any new shots. :o

I'm proud of this one. It's a late-night "hey, let's try this" picture:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3602289865_389daa7e57.jpg

My other pics are at:
Flickr: S.S.K.'s Photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/astuteobserver/)

I'm proud of this one. It's a late-night "hey, let's try this" picture:


Great shot, ssk!
Which camera and lens?

Thanks!
Lens - Cheapo 18-135 at 100 mm with a reversed Nikon 35 f/2 at ∞ focus. Camera - Nikon D80

Thanks!
Lens - Cheapo 18-135 at 100 mm with a reversed Nikon 35 f/2 at ∞ focus. Camera - Nikon D80
I guess the most important part is the f/2, and not the money spent.
Good work! (and good lesson!)

hana-shobu
http://web.me.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/natural_files/hana-shobu.jpg

clematis
http://web.me.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/natural_files/clematis.jpg

The Clematis especially is striking! :clap:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2j3i4xs.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/8wkzgn.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/fxcsk0.jpg

Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA

http://i39.tinypic.com/fxcsk0.jpg

Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA

I love it.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9504/smpier.jpg

Not my best work, but I had only had the camera for a couple months at the point I took that shot. I want to go back to the pier, during daylight.

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/4246/lizardp.jpg
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1500/hummingbirdk.jpg

From yesterday. Can't get near this train trestle without taking a couple of shots.

I dunno about this little Canon G10 I've been using for about a month now. It shoots kind of flat and "chalky". My other little Canon has its trademark P&S warmth and fuzziness - my DSLR, the same. This thing...maybe it's a look I have to get used to. The rez and sharpness, however are good.

Another shot from a few years ago. Converted it to b&w this evening - it can be fun playing around with older images sometimes and I've always had a soft spot for b&w.

http://web.me.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/close_files/apple.jpg

Stumbled across these creatures on a recent trip to southern Utah.

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/hummers.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/gecko.JPG

http://www.neilvoutt.com/bc/17.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/brycecanyon2.jpg

Gorgeous pic Sinc!

Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/yellowstoneriver.jpg

Barrie, Ontario
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6978/7793e75da2f6b440.jpg

Toronto, Ontario
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/9499/c4199734fde8473f.jpg

Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

I'm jealous. You've been rolling through some breathtaking scenery, there!

Lone tree on Battlefield of Custer's Last Stand at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Montana:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/lonetree.jpg

Arches National Park near Moab, Utah:

http://homepage.mac.com/plmnice/arches1.jpg

5:30 am. Someone's little hideaway.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3527046652_cd18ea5106.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/astuteobserver/3527046652/)

5:30 am. Someone's little hideaway.

This shot is so tack sharp, well done. Great view as well

Thanks for the memories! Photo from LA Times.

London, England. Guess what this is.

Here's a link to a short webpage article about a photographer nicknamed "Weegee". On the page is a link to download an MP3 audio file of the photographer, taken from an old LP album, in which he describes is photographic methods. It's quite fascinating, actually... the audio is full of hiss and clicks from the vinyl-->digital conversion. I loved hearing the terminology and the cultural framing of the piece. Well worth the 9:10 listen...

Short Bio:

Weegee was the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig (June 12, 1899 – December 26, 1968), an American photographer and photojournalist, known for his stark black and white street photography.


Webpage article:

Boogie Woogie Flu: Weegee Speaks! (http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com/2009/06/weegee-speaks.html)


Download the MP3 audio file:

http://tedbarron.com/BWF-June-2009/22-Weegee.mp3

http://web.me.com/dougcg/iWeb/Site/artis_files/enter.jpg

Who's there?

London, England. Guess what this is.

Didn't that go boom in V?

London, England. Guess what this is.

is it not westminster abbey?

snapped this one of my son having some fun in the local splash pad park today

I wish they made a lens that wide so there would be no need for stichen:D

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I wish they made a lens that wide so there would be no need for stichen:D
Check this lens out
Nikon 13mm f/5.6 (http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/13mm.htm)

I had seen that would love to have it. But I don't have 30k sitting around:)

Love the ergonomics description.

Check this lens out
Nikon 13mm f/5.6 (http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/13mm.htm)

Wonder if Nikon Canada has that from their Pro Loan dept. Sorry can't say for sure since I shoot Canon who don't really have anything close unless you consider the 15mm fisheye which isn't anywhere near that lens.

K

I wish they made a lens that wide so there would be no need for stichen:D

There are some film cameras that can do wide panoramas granted that shot is pretty darn seamless if it is stitched....

I shoot with the first version of the Lnhof Technorama (http://www.linhof.de/technorama-e.html), there is a current version with interchangeable lenses but brutally expensive which is depicted in that link.

Also a Widelux (http://jumboprawn.net/jesse/cams/widelux_fv.html) which I
now wish I had a roll of Kodachrome to fire through before it's too late...

Also shot with a Korona 11x17 Banquet camera that I picked up from friends who used to own Gallery Cameras here in Toronto. Problem was film which I had to buy in a roll and cut in the darkroom to load in the film holders. Only prints I have are contacts since there weren't any enlargers big enough...

It's kind of depressing to look at how easy it is to stitch up panoramas now....

K

There are some film cameras that can do wide panoramas granted that shot is pretty darn seamless if it is stitched....

Ya it is stitched CS4 can work magic sometimes.

Check this lens out
Nikon 13mm f/5.6 (http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/13mm.htm)
Caveat Emptor:
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:rolleyes:

Thanks for the memories! Photo from LA Times.

The good old K25!

The good old K25!

not K25, digital!

Saturday night up north. What a wonderful weekend for the camera folk.

Have no idea what this stuff is, though my wife assures me it's canola. She's usually right.